An Easy Chicken Cacciatore Recipe everyone will love! This delicious recipe for chicken cacciatore is made on the stove in under an hour!
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If you’re looking for a hearty and flavorful Italian dish that’s both easy to make and healthy, look no further than this Chicken Cacciatore recipe.
This recipe features super tender chicken simmered with lots of veggies in a rich tomato sauce, infused with fragrant herbs.
Not only is this a delicious comfort food, but it’s also packed with protein (48g per serving) and nutrients thanks to all the vegetables.
For more classic Italian dishes, try our Italian Wedding Soup, Ricotta Cavatelli, Chicken Marsala, and Pasta Fagioli.
Chicken Cacciatore Recipe:
Being Italian I HAD to find a way to make this classic Italian recipe healthy. This lightened-up version is loaded with flavor and PACKED with protein. It has become one of our dinner staples!
What is Chicken Cacciatore?
- Chicken Cacciatore is a simple, classic Italian dish. Cacciatore means “hunter” and this dish usually refers to as a “hunter-style” dish.
Is Chicken Cacciatore healthy?
- Our Chicken Cacciatore is healthy! Each serving has 555 calories and is LOADED with 48 grams of protein.
Chicken Cacciatore Ingredients:
To make Chicken Cacciatore you’ll need:
- olive oil
- chicken breasts
- onion, garlic
- mushrooms, bell peppers
- red wine
- crushed tomatoes
- chicken broth
- thyme, rosemary, oregano, salt, pepper
- fettuccine
You can find substitutions for all of these ingredients below in the green shaded box.
How to make Chicken Cacciatore
- Sear seasoned and pounded chicken breasts in olive oil for 6-7 minutes. Flip and sear for an additional 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Cook onions and garlic for 2-3 minutes. Add mushrooms and spices to the pan. Stir together and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add red wine and peppers. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add chicken stock and crushed tomatoes. Stir to combine. Add cooked chicken back to the pot. Stir to combine, cover and cook on low to medium heat for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While the chicken cooks, boil water for your pasta. Drain the pasta well and add to the pot. Stir together with sauce/chicken & enjoy!
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR BEST CHICKEN CACCIATORE
Olive Oil: You can substitute avocado oil, butter, or ghee.
Chicken Breasts: You can substitute with boneless chicken thighs or chicken tenders.
Red Wine: You can use additional broth instead of red wine in this recipe. Beef broth would be the most flavorful substitute.
Crushed tomatoes: Fresh tomatoes, diced, or marinara sauce would work in this recipe.
Veggies: Feel free to add more vegetables to this recipe. Zucchini, eggplant, or spinach would be great additions
What to serve with Chicken Cacciatore
- Crispy Roasted Potatoes in Oven
- Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad
- Healthy Lemon Basil Risotto
- Vegetable Pasta Primavera
Chicken Cacciatore Traditional FAQs
Pasta, Rice, or Roasted veggies are great with Chicken Cacciatore.
Cacciatore means “hunter” and this dish is commonly refered to as a “hunter-style” dish.
Red wine is the best choice for chicken cacciatore.
Unlike chicken cacciatore, chicken parmesan is breaded and topped with cheese. We love our Chicken Parmesan and Instant Pot Chicken Parmesan.
Storing and Reheating this Chicken Cacciatore Recipe
Storing: This will last in the refrigerator for up to 4 days in an airtight container
Freezing: You can freeze this recipe for up to 3 months. We like these containers for freezing – code CLEANEATINGCOUPLE works to save $$ on them- highly recommend!
Reheating: You can reheat this recipe in the microwave or on the stove.
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Chicken Cacciatore
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts about 3 chicken breasts
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 ½ cup onion 1 medium onion diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic 3 cloves roughly chopped
- 8 oz mushrooms sliced
- 2 cups sliced bell peppers cut in strips
- ¼ cup red wine
- ½ cup crushed tomatoes
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ⅛ teaspoon thyme
- ⅛ teaspoon rosemary
- ⅛ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ lb dry fettuccine pasta
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, heat olive oil.
- While olive oil warms in the pan, pound chicken breasts between saran wrap with a meat mallet (this helps make the chicken tender).
- Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
- Once the oil in the pan is hot, sear the chicken for 6-7 minutes. Flip and sear for an additional 5 minutes.
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove from the pan and set aside on a plate.
- Add the onions and garlic to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes until they start to soften.
- Once onions and garlic have cooked, add mushrooms and spices to the pan. Stir together and cook for an additional 5 minutes until the mushrooms start to soften.
- Once mushrooms have cooked, add red wine and peppers. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add chicken stock and crushed tomatoes. Stir to combine.
- Add cooked chicken back to the pot. Stir to combine, cover and cook on low to medium heat for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While the chicken cooks, boil water for your pasta according to directions.
- Drain the pasta well and add to the pot. Stir together with sauce/chicken & enjoy!
Terri says
Absolutely delicious. Full of flavor and easy to make. This will definetly be a family favorite! I added 1/3 cup of frozen spinach towards the end for an added vegetable. Thank you once again for your wonderful dish.
Sandy Vanmeulebrouck says
The recipe looks really good, except I am on a special diet with no carbs or sweets.
Do you have recipes with no carbs and no very little fat?
Sandyvan1939@gmail.com
The Clean Eating Couple says
Here’s a link to our low carb recipes. I would say that none of these are ‘no carb’. I’m not sure how strict you need to be with carbs, but this chicken cacciatore could be made and served over zucchini noodles. The peppers and tomato sauce still have carbs though, but if you’re looking to avoid refined carbs, that would be a great way to make this!
Rachel says
Is there a crock pot version of the Chicken Cacciatore? If so, can you please post it? TY
The Clean Eating Couple says
No there isn’t! if there was I would’ve included it 🙂 I wouldn’t recommend making this in the crockpot because the vegetables will get mushy
Kathleen says
My family loved this recipe, and I’ll be making it again. I doubled the number of servings so that we could have leftovers the next day. I used a bit more thyme, rosemary and oregano to suit our tastes. I served each portion on a bed of spaghetti. Thank you for another excellent recipe.
Vicki Acker says
I made this for dinner tonight and my family loved it! It was delicious, easy to make, and I will definitely be making it again.
Adalgisa Packe says
Delicious and so easy to make. My family loves it